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Large spruce root carrying basket
Large spruce root carrying basket
Object Number 20-9-10/87558
Display Title Large spruce root carrying basket
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basket, large with 2 handles at rim, mended, broken
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 43 x 74 x 40 cm (16 15/16 x 29 1/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 20-9-10/87558
Provenance
Collector Henry Moses (?)
Donor Mrs. W. Scott Fitz (1920)

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